Author: Houston Stringer

HOUSTON, TX – A man was found fatally shot in the street following a party at a short term rental in Houston’s Third Ward early Saturday morning. https://youtu.be/HWa-zownW2w The shooting occurred around 1 a.m. on July 5 in the 3000 block of Delano. Officers with the Houston Police Department’s South Central Division responded to a shooting call and located a male victim lying in the street. They began performing CPR until Houston Fire Department paramedics arrived and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene. Police said the victim had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. According to HPD, the victim had been attending a party at a nearby residence that was being rented as a short term rental. It is not confirmed whether the gathering was related to Fourth of July celebrati...

HOUSTON, TX – Multiple people were rescued and three were hospitalized after a fire broke out at the Sterling Point Apartments in the 6600 block of Dunlap Street around 10 p.m. on July 4. https://youtu.be/vPd1HmDA0x8 Houston Fire Department crews from Engine 51 were initially dispatched for an assault call, but upon arrival discovered signs of a fire in the area. The incident was upgraded to a fire response, with the blaze ultimately located at 6650 Dunlap Street—on the opposite side of the complex from the original address at 6601 Dunlap. Ladder 51 and District 28 arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from a three-story apartment building. Firefighters conducted five rescues: four individuals were pulled directly from the burning structure, and one person jumped from...

HOUSTON, TX – A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Thursday morning near the intersection of Bissonnet Street and Albacore Drive in southwest Houston. https://youtu.be/kp5AIgoiK6Q The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. in the 6600 block of Bissonnet, according to the Houston Police Department. Investigators say the man was walking in the 8100 block of Albacore when he was struck by an unknown vehicle near the intersection with Bissonnet. Houston Fire Department paramedics responded and pronounced him deceased at the scene. The driver fled westbound on Bissonnet and did not stop to provide aid. The identity of the victim is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. Anyone with information about the driver or vehicle involved i...